Taez governor wounded in roadside bomb explosion

Yemen's President Abrabu Mansur Hadi, pictured here on a billboard in Aden, praised Taez governor Amin Mahmood for his courage and resilience after he was injured in a roadside bombing on August 14, 2018. AFP

A roadside bomb exploded near to the governor of Taez province in Yemen, injuring him and four of his guards.

Amin Mahmood and his entourage were in Enma, a city north of Aden, when the explosion took place on Tuesday.

Mr Mahmood was driving away from the home of commander Fadhel Hassan when the blast struck, 300 metres from Mr Hassan's residence, a military spokesman told The National.

President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi called Governor Mahmood and praised him for courage and determination over the incident.

Also this week, a resident of Al Tuhaiyta and a girldied under torture in a makeshift Houthi detention camp set up in a girls' school south of Al Hodeidah, Minister of Human Rights Mohammed Askar said.

"The family of the girl received a phone call from the Houthis on Sunday telling them to come to take their daughter's body" the minister stated to The National.

According to Mr Askar, about 5,000 people are being subjected to torture in Houthi prisons.